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What does it take to revive a tradition that takes an entire elementary school on an all-day field trip of mountain heritage activities? A group of dedicated teachers, parent and community volunteers, and a whole lot of planning. In 1994 when Henderson County Public Schools Superintendent Bo Caldwell was principal at Atkinson Elementary, he established […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 15, 2017) – Chad Auten, principal at Mills River Elementary, was named the 2017-18 Principal of the Year for Henderson County Public Schools this morning. He was surprised with the news in front of the entire student body in a staged assembly, where he gave credit to his school family. “I’m Principal […]

Staff meetings are common and expected at the start of every new school year, but this year’s meeting for Exceptional Children teachers had one educator crying happy tears in a room full of her clapping peers. This year, the district representative for the North Carolina’s Exceptional Children’s Educator of Excellence was announced at the end […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 7, 2017) – Henderson County Public Schools are celebrating continued excellence in student and school performance, following today’s release of the N.C. Department of Instruction’s 2017 state accountability results – which measure academic proficiency and growth, as well as assign school grades. Henderson County Public Schools is ranked 6th out of 115 […]

On Friday at Etowah Elementary, David Byrd sat down to lunch with his granddaughter in a cafeteria that hadn’t existed when he was last at the school. The second grade’s “Grandparents Day” at Etowah had Byrd reminiscing about his old elementary days, back when Etowah was both an elementary and a high school. “This was back […]

On Thursday, January 12th, the students of Hendersonville Elementary School were reaching for the stars at their “SPACEtacular” STEAM Night. Each grade level had their own activities for students while including one of the elements of STEAM, which incorporates Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics branches of study. The entire school was covered in wall-to-wall […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (June 9, 2016) – Henderson County Public Schools and the Henderson County Board of Public Education are very appreciative of the recent approval of the 2016-17 County Budget. The Board of Education and school staff fully support the Commissioners’ efforts in developing a budget that meets the many needs of our county, our […]

They may be graduating next month year as Eagles, Bearcats, Falcons or Knights, but the 23 seniors sitting in Clear Creek Elementary’s auditorium Friday all started off as Clear Creek Cubs. Led into the gym by “Cubby” the school’s mascot, Clear Creek’s Class of 2016 received a huge round of applause and standing ovation from […]